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9-1-1: Medical Emergencies in America

911 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN AMERICA 136.1 MILLION ANNUAL VISITS 28%.-. 21.5%--- 15%--. 15.5%-- 10%-- 1 1%-- 0-4 5-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+ GENDER TIME WAITING TIME AT ER unknown unknown under I hr 15min-I hr 2+ hr 6+ hrs 2-4 hrs 55% 45% 1-2 hr 4-6 hrs 0-14 min T-2 hrs FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIME: UNDER I0 MINUTES REASON FOR VISITS: INJURY: 33% non-injury: 67% TOP CAUSES: #3 STRUCK BY OBJECTS/PEOPLE #1 FALLS #2 CAR ACCIDENTS #5 OVEREXERTION #4 ASSAULT LOCATION ON BODY I WRIST AND HAND 2 LEG AND ANKLE 3 SHOULDER AND ARM 4 HEAD AND BRAIN 5 VERTEBRAL COLUMN CAUSE BY AGE 65+ 0-1 4 15-64 CHEST PAIN SHURINESS OF BREATH FEVER STOMACH DISCOMFORT COUGH STOMACH CHEST PAIN DISCOMFORT VOMITING BACK PAIN GENERAL EARACHE WEAKNESS HEADACHE STOMACH VERTIGO/ DISCOMFORT GENERAL PAIN DIZZINESS IMPROVING EMERGENCY CARE Freestanding emergency rooms offer several benefits over hospitals and urgent care facilities. SHORTER WAIT TIMES 24-HOUR SERVICE FOCUSED EMERGENCY CARE COMPLETE HEALTH SERVICES Diagnostic imaging On-site CLIA/COLA certified lab Life support Injury and non-injury diagnosis and treatment INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: RIVER OAKS EMERGENCY CENTER 24HR www.riveroaksemergencyhouston.com Sources: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/lahed/nhamcs emergency/2009 ed web tables.pdf http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/13/emergency.room.ep/index.html 911 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN AMERICA 136.1 MILLION ANNUAL VISITS 28%.-. 21.5%--- 15%--. 15.5%-- 10%-- 1 1%-- 0-4 5-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+ GENDER TIME WAITING TIME AT ER unknown unknown under I hr 15min-I hr 2+ hr 6+ hrs 2-4 hrs 55% 45% 1-2 hr 4-6 hrs 0-14 min T-2 hrs FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIME: UNDER I0 MINUTES REASON FOR VISITS: INJURY: 33% non-injury: 67% TOP CAUSES: #3 STRUCK BY OBJECTS/PEOPLE #1 FALLS #2 CAR ACCIDENTS #5 OVEREXERTION #4 ASSAULT LOCATION ON BODY I WRIST AND HAND 2 LEG AND ANKLE 3 SHOULDER AND ARM 4 HEAD AND BRAIN 5 VERTEBRAL COLUMN CAUSE BY AGE 65+ 0-1 4 15-64 CHEST PAIN SHURINESS OF BREATH FEVER STOMACH DISCOMFORT COUGH STOMACH CHEST PAIN DISCOMFORT VOMITING BACK PAIN GENERAL EARACHE WEAKNESS HEADACHE STOMACH VERTIGO/ DISCOMFORT GENERAL PAIN DIZZINESS IMPROVING EMERGENCY CARE Freestanding emergency rooms offer several benefits over hospitals and urgent care facilities. SHORTER WAIT TIMES 24-HOUR SERVICE FOCUSED EMERGENCY CARE COMPLETE HEALTH SERVICES Diagnostic imaging On-site CLIA/COLA certified lab Life support Injury and non-injury diagnosis and treatment INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: RIVER OAKS EMERGENCY CENTER 24HR www.riveroaksemergencyhouston.com Sources: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/lahed/nhamcs emergency/2009 ed web tables.pdf http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/13/emergency.room.ep/index.html

9-1-1: Medical Emergencies in America

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33% of the patients in an emergency room are there because of an injury. 67% of the patients go in for bodily discomfort, pain, or fevers. This infographic from River Oaks Emergency Center in Houston ...

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